1980
1990
1983
1993
Decreased 70 percent
Increased 70 percent
Remained the same
Decreased 7 percent
To make honey.
They don't need bees.
To control insects
To pollinate their crops.
30
none
3
300
By killing all the Aficanized bees.
By having bee doctors treat their bees.
By breeding hives that show the greatest resistance to mites.
By using the chemical Apistan.
Kill all Africanized bees.
Kill all Honey bees.
Increase the Africanized bee population.
Decrease the population of both Africanized and Honey bees.